A review on effective soil health bio-indicators for ecosystem restoration and sustainability

D Bhaduri, D Sihi, A Bhowmik, BC Verma… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Preventing degradation, facilitating restoration, and maintaining soil health is fundamental
for achieving ecosystem stability and resilience. A healthy soil ecosystem is supported by …

LAND DEGRADATION, CAUSES, IMPLICATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT IN ARID AND SEMI ARID REGIONS: A CASE STUDY OF EGYPT

MB Abdullahi, AA Elnaggar, MM Omar… - Egyptian Journal of …, 2023 - journals.ekb.eg
This review focuses on the main causes, effects and governmental management practices of
soils in Egypt subjected to degradation threats. Land degradation became a global concern …

Decomposition of technical efficiency in agricultural production in Africa into transient and persistent technical efficiency under heterogeneous technologies

PK Adom, S Adams - World Development, 2020 - Elsevier
The agricultural sector remains a cornerstone to Africa's economic transformation and the
achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, the sector's …

Calibration and validation of AQUACROP and APSIM models to optimize wheat yield and water saving in arid regions

AMS Kheir, HM Alkharabsheh, MF Seleiman… - Land, 2021 - mdpi.com
The APSIM-Wheat and AQUACROP models were calibrated for the Sakha 95 cultivar using
phenological data, grain and biomass yield, and genetic parameters based on field …

[HTML][HTML] Estimation of accumulated soil organic carbon stock in tropical forest using geospatial strategy

P Kumar, PC Pandey, BK Singh, S Katiyar… - The Egyptian Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Soil organic carbon (SOC) is a dynamic soil property that represents the key component of
the forest ecosystems. The main objective of the present study is to evaluate SOC using the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of long-term wastewater irrigation on the quality of alluvial soil for agricultural sustainability

MS Abd-Elwahed - Annals of Agricultural Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
To evaluate the effects of using wastewater in alluvial soil irrigation for long periods on soil
quality (SQ), Bahr-Elbaqar study location was chosen (32° 15′ to 32° 09′ E and of 30° …

Predicting reference soil groups using legacy data: A data pruning and Random Forest approach for tropical environment (Dano catchment, Burkina Faso)

KOL Hounkpatin, K Schmidt, F Stumpf, G Forkuor… - Scientific reports, 2018 - nature.com
Predicting taxonomic classes can be challenging with dataset subject to substantial
irregularities due to the involvement of many surveyors. A data pruning approach was used …

[HTML][HTML] Modeling soil quality in Dakahlia Governorate, Egypt using GIS techniques

AS Abuzaid, AD Abdellatif, ME Fadl - The Egyptian Journal of Remote …, 2021 - Elsevier
Evaluating soil quality (SQ) is essential to track changes in soil performance in response to
management practices. The current work aimed at using remote sensing and GIS to assess …

Digital mapping of soil quality and salt-affected soil indicators for sustainable agriculture in the Nile Delta region

MM Metwaly, MR Metwalli, MS Abd-Elwahed… - Remote Sensing …, 2024 - Elsevier
The study addresses the challenge of sustainable land management, which is crucial for
agricultural production and soil quality (SQ), in the face of land degradation that negatively …

Assessment of soil degradation and hazards of some heavy metals, using remote sensing and GIS techniques in the Northern part of the Nile Delta, Egypt

ME Abowaly, RA Ali, FS Moghanm, MS Gharib… - Agriculture, 2022 - mdpi.com
Soil degradation and pollution is one of the main problems threatening the sustainable
development of agriculture. This study used remote sensing and geographic information …